Malayan porcupine vs Slippery Jack

Hystrix brachyura compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Hystricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Hystrix	Suillus
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway